• Discovery School students Crystal Zheng, Alexis Chwistek and Mia Werkmeister earned Championship honors at the regional speech tournament and advanced to the Kentucky High School Speech League virtual state tournament where Crystal placed 5th and the Hebron team finished 9th. 

• Bullitt Advanced Math and Science (BAMS) students Noah Carter, Andrew Abner, Liz Stuckenborg, Grace Mackin, Grace Salmon and Ashton Burroughs joined teammates Alex Dennis, Faith Lee and Jessica Bailey to advance the Jefferson Community and Technical College Academy Team to nationals and achieve an overall 10-0 record at the Community College Championship Tournament.

• 2021-2022 BCPS District Teachers of the Year:

  • Anna Schneider of Pleasant Grove Elementary School
  • Brea Breeze of Bernheim Middle School
  • Martha Hall of the Bullitt Alternative Center

* All travel by commercial carrier is due to schedule/cost.

Employment records for both the certified and classified personnel for the period of February 2021 through March 2021 are submitted for the Board’s information and inclusion in the minutes of this meeting.

The current lease with Quadient is up for renewal. This agreement allows Scot Mailing and Shipping to continue providing postal leasing services to the Board of Education. This organization is covered by a Master Agreement through the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

Presented is a renewal request for Hoonuit, the BCPS integrated data dashboard system, for the 2021-2022 school year. The dashboard allows the district to better collect and provide real live data to schools and the district related to student learning, college and career readiness, non-academic data sources and staff data. This request is for a yearly renewal fee in the amount of $66,170.00. The source of funding for this renewal will come from the Beam funding.

The district will be piloting a new early literacy software program called Waterford Early Learning within the summer LEAP program at Maryville and Brooks Elementary which serves the most at-risk K-2 readers. Waterford research data shows much higher student outcomes as compared to the current early literacy software program currently in use in the LEAP summer program. Therefore, we will be comparing both software programs through student data based on growth from the beginning to the end of the summer program. The cost for the pilot is $1,650.00 and will be reimbursed through ESSER 11 funds. Presented is the services contract for approval.

Submitted is a purchase agreement for the 2021-2022 school year with Yondr for continuation of North Bullitt High School's "cell phone free environment." The cost is $11,945. Eric Farris reviewed the contract. 

Bullitt County Public Schools has been selected to participate as an Associate Member in the KDE's Local Laboratories of Learning. The purpose of participating in this network is to provide input in the development of a new approach to assessment and accountability in the state of Kentucky. As an Associate Member in the network, we will be participating in monthly meetings starting the 2021-2022 school year. In addition, we will be able to observe processes and provide feedback in regards to the work full members are conducting in their district already. This is a valuable opportunity because it allows our district to have a voice in a potential change in the accountability and assessment system which is founded on the concept of a Graduate Profile. 

Submitted is the leasing proposal from Insight Financial Services to lease 2,300 Chromebooks by Dell and the white-glove service from Trace3. Each device costs $249 for a total of $572,700. The cost for the  white-glove service is $9 per device, which includes accepting the shipment of the devices from Dell, enrolling them for the network, operating system updates, asset tagging, disposal of packing materials, and delivery to schools. After the Board's approval, this will be submitted for KDE's approval as well. 

Presented are contracts with the Kentucky Derby Museum and Rosemary's Catering for the Bullitt East High School Senior Prom on May 8, 2021, pending COVID-19 positivity rates. The contracts were reviewed by Buckman, Farris & Mills Law Office.

The Hebron Middle School Band Boosters requests permission to organize a vendor event and craft fair for the community on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The event will be held outdoors utilizing the parking areas and the front patio area of Hebron Middle School. In the event of rain, an alternate date of Saturday, May 8, 2021 has been determined. Mitigation measures will be implemented to include booths to be spaced a minimum of 10 feet apart to maintain a safe social distance, masks will be required at all times even though the event is being held outside and sanitation stations will be spaced throughout the area. The Facility Use Application and Agreement Form, as well as the Certificate of Liability Insurance, are provided.

Churchill Downs requests volunteers to clean their facilities from Thursday, April 29, 2021 through Saturday, May 1, 2021. Churchill Downs is committed to the safety and security of all participants as they are continuing to work with Louisville Metro Government, the Governor's Office, and the Jefferson County Health Department. Volunteers will also be required to wear masks, have their temperatures taken, provided gloves and other cleaning materials to maintain the cleanliness of Churchill Downs. If approved, schools, including but not limited to sports, sporting activities, clubs, etc., can volunteer their time. Churchill Downs will reimburse each organization based on the number of volunteers and the hours worked. This funding will be deposited directly into either Fund 22 or the Student Activity Account.  Volunteers would only be approved to work Thursday, April 29th after the instructional day has ended. In addition, volunteers would have flexibility on their hours on Friday, April 30, 2021 and Saturday, May 1, 2021, because BCPS will be closed. 

Submitted for approval is the BCPS 2021-2022 Certified Evaluation Plan. There are no new state mandates for the next school year. The only revision is the updated schedule for summative evaluations for tenured teachers. The plan has been reviewed by the BCPS 50/50 Committee and will be submitted to Mr. Todd Davis, Educator Licensure and Quality Division Director with the Kentucky Department of Education upon BCPS Board approval.

Principal Danny Clemens requests changing the ROC Computer Science teacher position to a Business teacher. This request is due to continued low enrollment of students completing the Computer Science Pathway. The new position will collaborate with JCTC and also open a Management and Entrepreneurship Pathway. 

1. As authorized by KRS 61.810(1)(c) to discuss pending litigation due to the sensitive nature of the matter and strategy to be discussed with counsel.
2. As authorized by KRS 61.810(1)(b) to discuss the future sale of real property by a public agency, but only when publicity would likely affect the value of a specific piece of property to be acquired for public use or sold by a public agency.